Vodafone TV
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We had to make the same shift when our old Telstra box died and Vodafone could only give us a new Vodafone TV box.
As a practical matter, not a lot of difference in terms of just watching TV and no limits on Sky channels (no +1 channels though), and the apps are useful (Netflix, TVNZ on demand etc), but the ability to record shows for later is more limited as Vodafone's rights in this area are not quite the same as Sky TV.
The Vodafone TV app can be installed on 3 devices eg tablets and phones, and is a mildly useful extra. That said, the rights for a number of shows don't allow mobile viewing, so it's a bit more limited than watching on TV. The app also won't cast (eg chromecast or screen share), but something like Samsung DeX works (have Samsung devices so have tested a few options...).
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@Kirwan said in Vodafone TV:
@nzzp said in Vodafone TV:
@canefan if you only watch sports, consider SkySportNow. I've been using it - not perfect, but some really good features.
happy to post more on pros/cons if anyone is interested
Yes please.
righto, SkySportNow.
Pros:
- on demand streaming - anywhere with internet and you get sports. It's awesome
- quality is about 1080P I think- is really good with fibre
- 'on demand' means you can watch any programme from the last 24 hours
- can skip backwards or forwards - but not fast forward/rewind
- casts a high quality (but at the expense of skpping forward/backwards)
- Cost: $25/month if you pre-buy a year
- support NZ Rugby and Sky (who, despite their muppetry sometimes are a force for good in sport watching)
Cons:
- You can only watch 'on demand' after the programme is finished (in theory). In practice, can watch up the last 2 hours of live broadcasts (so if you open it, make sure you don't see or hear the scorea nd click backwards it's all good.... up to 2 hours. This has caught me on American Football games which last 3-4 hours sometimes.
- only 24 hours to watch things before they disappear
Overall, pretty happy with it to be fair. We have fibre and unlimited data, as it will chew data at higher quality. Option to scale back if you're out which is nice. No regrets so far!